أبحاث قانونية وسياسية
Volume 11, Numéro 1, Pages 482-494
2026-06-11
Techno-diplomacy And The Reconfiguration Of Arab Alliances: Digital Innovation And Shifts In Regional Influence In The Arab World
Authors : Bouderdabene Mounira .
Abstract
Abstract: This article uses the concept of techno-diplomacy as an analytical framework to understand how control over critical technological capabilities, such as semiconductors, 5G, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, is used to reshape alliances and power dynamics in the Arab region. The analysis focuses on Gulf states, particularly the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which are reorganising their partnerships with major powers (China, the United States and Israel) through technology partnerships and investments in digital infrastructure within “balancing” technological models. The article concludes that techno-diplomacy generates a new Arab regional order based on digital state efficiency rather than ideological reference points. In this system, Gulf states act as the ‘digital hub’, characterised by technological dominance, while a marginalised Arab periphery emerges. This also leads to the establishment of technical dependencies that cannot easily be reversed, tying Arab countries to the technical networks and geopolitical strategies of states that control critical technology.
Keywords
Keywords: techno-diplomacy, Arab alliances, digital innovation, regional influence.
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